The
Rockin' Red Hatters 
Saturday, Sept. 11, leave Senior Center 10 a.m. (Drivers needed to carpool)
Reservation required by: Wednesday,
Sept. 8
Call
Sandy Russell, Queen Mum at 973-5239.
Visit to a private garden in Crozet – Cost $5
Lunch at The Batesville Store, with its
menu of sandwiches ($5–$7.50) and a variety of foods, mostly home-made,
including ice cream.
Summers
fly by almost too quickly—already it’s time to start a new season of fun
and activities for the Rockin’ Red Hatters. Our visit to the garden is the
last in a series called “Through the Garden Gate,” sponsored by the
Virginia Cooperative Extension; the Charlottesville Garden Club
co-sponsors this garden, which was once an overgrown 3/16-acre plot.
Purchased nine years ago, this land has now been transformed into a
beautiful “secret garden.” The owner has achieved privacy, provided a
natural habitat for wildlife, and the yard changes from full sun to full
shade with a variety of trees, shrubs, perennials, grasses and vines. This
is a visit you won’t want to miss. Please come and join me as we enjoy
this special time together.
The Red Hat Society formed about seven years ago as a result of a few women deciding to greet middle age with verve, humor and élan. The Red Hat Society has grown to more than 30,000 chapters with an estimated 600,000 members in 22 countries, and continues to grow at a rate of 500 new chapters a week. The antics of these fun-loving ladies are featured in newspapers nearly every other day, in addition to TV and radio interviews throughout much of the United States and Canada.